US Open golf 2025: Spaun leads at Oakmont as McIlroy and Scheffler struggle in first round – as it happened

J.J. Spaun shot a superb 66 to lead the way after day one of the US Open but brutal Oakmont left its mark on plenty of the big namesJJ Spaun can’t make his birdie putt on 13. But he’s now sole leader of the US Open, because Ludvig Åberg makes a mess of the par-five 12th, going for the pin with his third and finding sand, then only splashing out into the rough. After bundling his chip eight feet past the hole, he does extremely well to make the putt coming back and limit the damage to bogey. Meanwhile Adam Scott bounces back from an opening bogey at 10 with birdies at 11 and 12, while Eric Cole does the same with birdies at 12 and 14. All change at the top!-2: Spaun (4*) -1: Cole (5*), Åberg (3*), Scott (3*), McIlroy (2*), S Kim (2*) Continue reading...

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